xii, 499 pages : 26 cm +

"Kwak'wakw'wakw welcome songs, an aria from Joseph Quesnel's 1808 opera Lucas et Cecile, rubbaboos (a combination of elements from music by First Peoples, the French, and the English), the Tin Pan Alley hits of Shelton Brooks, and the contemporary work of Claude Vivier and Blue Rodeo all blend together in Canada's rich musical heritage. Elaine Keillor offers an unprecedented history of Canadian musical expressions and their relationship to Canada's great cultural and geographic diversity." "A survey of "musics" in Canada - the country's multiplicity of musical genres and rich heritage - is complemented by vignettes highlighting topics such as Inuit throat games, the music of k.d. lang, and orchestras in Victoria. Traversing Canada's geographical landscape to discover corresponding musical landscapes, Music in Canada illuminates the past but also looks to the future to examine the context within which Canadian music will continue to develop. Book jacket."--Jacket

Also issued with a compact disc

Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-454), discography (p. 454-455) , filmography (p. 455-456) , and index

Exploring the sounds of Canada -- Traditional musical expressions of the First Peoples -- Music the French brought to Canada -- Music the British brought to Canada -- Expanding settlements before Confederation -- Forging a nation with music: 1867-1918 -- The rise of popular musics -- Musical expansion -- From A Rag Time Spasm to I'm Movin' On -- Performers and creators: 1945-1970 -- I Know an Old Lady: modern folk to cancon quotas -- Refined music in Canada and abroad -- Closer to the Heart -- Space and identity

On disc: Elaine Keillor, piano

committed to retain 20170930

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